Prospect Talent Score

Probability of Success

History

2010-11: Hunter Fejes played in the Upper Midwest Elite League in the fall and skated for Shattuck-St. Mary’s in the winter season. Fejes skated in 49 games and scored 14 goals with 14 assists and 12 penalty minutes. Shattuck captured the US Tier 1 U18 National Championship.

2011-12: Fejes was the second-leading scorer for Shattuck in his second season in Faribault. In 55 games he scored 38 goals with 40 assists and had 20 penalty minutes. In six games at the Tier 1 U18 Championship he scored 4 goals with 4 assists as Shattuck again won a national championship. Fejes committed to playing at Colorado College in 2012-13. He was ranked 91st amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting’s final rankings prior to the 2012 NHL Draft.

2012-13: Fejes made the jump directly from high school to college hockey – skating in 41 games for Colorado College as an 18-year-old freshman. Spending much of the season on the Tigers’ third line with freshman center Cody Bradley he scored 8 goals with 6 assists and was -3 with 8 penalty minutes. After finishing eighth in the WCHA, Colorado College won four straight tournament games to reach the WCHA Broadmoor Trophy Championship game but missed the NCAA Tournament after falling to Wisconsin, 3-2.

2013-14: Fejes struggled throughout his sophomore campaign at Colorado College. He managed only a single assist with 29 penalty minutes in 26 games. Fejes was shuffled throughout the lineup and missed significant time in February with a lower-body injury. Colorado College finished seventh in the first-year NCHC and lost to North Dakota in a three-game quarterfinal series.

2014-15: Fejes was the third-leading scorer for Colorado College in what was a a rebuilding season for the Tigers under first-year head coach Mike Haviland. He scored 5 goals with 14 assists and was -20 with 31 penalty minutes in 35 games. Colorado College finished last in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, winning six games, and was swept by North Dakota in the NCHC quarterfinals.

Talent Analysis

Fejes was regarded as a slick offensive player with some nice one-on-one skill coming out of high school hockey. He has added some size and strength during his time at Colorado College and has shown a willingness to engage opponents. Fejes possesses good outside speed and a willingness to drive to the net.

Future

Fejes enters his senior season at Colorado College in 2015-16 and will need to build off last year's 19-point season to earn an entry-level contract with the Coyotes. Fejes overcame injury concerns and finally lived up to the billing as a scorer for a team that struggled to score goals. He will be relied upon as a leader and go-to scorer if the Tigers are to get their program headed back in the right direction. Long-term his size and determination suggests Fejes has some potential as a third or fourth line power forward with some offensive elements to his game.

Photo: Louis Domingue used an impressive 2013-14 season to solidify himself as the starter for the AHL’s Portland Pirates in 2014-15. (courtesy of John Cordes/Icon Sportswire)

The Arizona Coyotes have actively addressed the composition of their prospect pool since the 2013-14 trade deadline. A year ago, there was a logjam of talented defensemen throughout their pipeline. At the deadline, general manager Dave Maloney traded David Rundblad to the Chicago Blackhawks. At the 2014 NHL Draft, the Coyotes grabbed seven forwards while only selecting two defensemen, both in the late rounds.

Photo: St. Cloud State University forward and Los Angeles Kings prospect Jonny Brodzinski, shown here fending off brother Michael in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, will lead the way on offense for the Huskies in 2014-15 (courtesy of Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

No NCAA conference has more combined NHL prospects on their member rosters than the NCHC does this season. The NCHC will feature 51 prospects spread across all eight conference schools. North Dakota leads all NCHC teams with 14 prospects, followed by Denver, Miami and Nebraska-Omaha with seven apiece. Read more»

Photo: Ryan Macinnis appears poised to add a bit more offensive production to his already solid defensive game in 2014-15. (courtesy of Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

The Arizona Coyotes head into training camp with some key roster spots available. With Mike Ribeiro having left town, Max Domi, Henrik Samuelsson and Lucas Lessio will all vie for the vacancy in Arizona’s top nine forwards. Also, Brandon Gormley appears ready to finally wrestle away an NHL roster spot from the fading veterans at the bottom of Arizona’s depth chart like David Schlemko.

Photo: Wisconsin freshman Jedd Soleway, a top-nine and power play contributor this year for the Badgers, fits the Phoenix Coyotes mold of big, hard-nosed forwards (courtesy of Dan Sanger/Icon SMI)

The Phoenix Coyotes have made a habit of hoarding big, physical hockey players throughout all levels of their organization. This trend holds true in their pool of college hockey prospects. It is a player-type they clearly value.

Photo: Ohio State Buckeyes forward and Ottawa Senators prospect Ryan Dzingel had a hot hand in January, posting 14 points in eight games during that month (courtesy of Dan Sanger/Icon SMI)

The first month of 2014 featured a little bit of everything involving prospects around NCAA hockey. Hockey’s Future looks back at the notable performances and news items during from that month. Unless otherwise noted, all stats are current as of February 1st.